banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
ultimate; final; last; eventual
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
wizardry; secret of immortality
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
perception; sensing; noticing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
directly opposite; right in front
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
too much; excessively; too
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution